The donkey cart took a long time and soon arrived at Chengjia Village.
Cheng Tianyuan's home was not far from the entrance of the village and close to the road. Chang Bo drove a donkey cart directly to their door.
"Thank you, Uncle Chang!" Cheng Tianyuan and his wife expressed their thanks in unison.
Cheng Tianfang snorted twice, jumped off the donkey cart, and ran away.
Chang Bo, a simple and honest man, gave up and said, "It's just a way. People in my village, don't be so polite!" Then he drove away on his old donkey.
Xue Ling couldn't help but look at Cheng Tianfang and saw her running to the other side.
"Brother Yuan, Xiaofang doesn't know where she is going?"
Cheng Tianyuan ignored his sister and threw the luggage on his shoulder.
"Don't worry about her! Go inside and say hello to your parents, and then ask her if she is still an apprentice in the cooperative. You are so ignorant!"
Cheng Tianyuan opened the door and walked in with Xue Ling.
"Dad! Mom! We are back!"
Mother-in-law Liu Ying ran out in surprise, smiled and came to Xue Ling, holding her hand and asking questions.
"Are you still used to it in the county? Is work going well? How about food and accommodation? You kid has lost weight! You need to eat more!"
Xue Ling responded one by one and asked with a smile: "Where is Dad? How is his health?"
The smile on Liu Ying's lips dropped and she sighed slightly.
"It's still the same as before, my arm always hurts from time to time. I harvested some cabbage a few days ago to prepare for the festival, and I was a little busy, but the pain started again yesterday."
Cheng Tianyuan on the side frowned and said: "You can keep the cabbage. Mom, you shouldn't ask dad to help in the fields. When I come, I can finish it in one day."
Liu Ying shook her head quickly and whispered: "It's all done. You finally have a day of rest and don't go to the fields anymore. Your dad can't be bored at home all day long. Go out and move around more so that your body and bones can stay healthy."
Cheng Tianyuan also felt that his mother was right, so he had no choice but to keep silent.
Xue Ling felt very distressed and said quickly: "Mom, we brought this from the county. You take it to the kitchen first. Let's go in and see Dad."
Liu Ying looked at the big bag full of things and smiled in surprise.
"Why did you buy so much?! How can his dad and I finish eating! You guys take some back to help eat."
Xue Ling pushed and said warmly: "It's all dry goods. It's going to be cold next time. Don't worry about the things breaking. Just stay at home in the kitchen so that you and dad can eat more. Brother Yuan and I are over there in the county seat. I want to
You can eat it as soon as it comes to the market."
Liu Ying had tears in her eyes and smiled happily.
"Ling Ling is so sensible... Okay! I'll take the kitchen and clean it up."
Cheng Tianyuan and Xue Ling walked to the room on the left, shouted outside, then opened the door and walked in.
The room was a little dim, and the windows were wrapped in old yellow newspapers, which made the room look a little dim.
Cheng Muhai was sitting on the couch, wearing reading glasses and packing something. When he saw them coming in, he looked at them carefully and soon started to smile.
"You're back? OK, OK! Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's a big festival, so we have to go home and spend it together! Lingling, is it hard on the road? Are you used to it in the county?"
Xue Ling respected this honest and honest father-in-law very much and hurriedly stepped forward.
"Dad, we're all doing fine. It's only half an hour on the road, so it's not hard."
She told the old man all the changes they had made during this period, saying: "We have our own little nest, which is convenient to enter and exit, and food and drink are also hygienic and cheap. When we stabilize, we will take you and mom to live together."
Cheng Muhai was flattered and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, okay! I'm still renting now. When I save money, I will buy a house!"
Cheng Tianyuan on the side was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that Xue Ling actually matched his ideas!
Although he is not good at words, he is very respectful and filial to his parents.
He works in the county town and knows that the job opportunities there are greater than those in Chengjia Village, so he plans to continue developing there in the future.
His parents were getting older and his younger sister was unreliable. He had already planned to take his parents with him after he stabilized and had a fixed residence in the city with a more stable income so that he could take care of them more easily.
His relationship with Xue Ling had just stabilized, so he didn't dare to say more about these plans in front of her.
After all, many girls in the county don't like living with their parents-in-law and insist on moving out after getting married.
Both her parents are from the countryside, and she comes from a big city in the imperial capital, so there must be some barriers in her heart!
Unexpectedly, not only did she not have any barriers, she even revealed this important decision directly before he opened his mouth!
Cheng Tianyuan looked at Xue Ling who was sitting on the couch and chatting warmly with his old father. He felt warm, touched and happy at the same time. He clenched his fists and his heart was filled with waves.
Xue Ling took out two thin plastic bags from his backpack and handed them to Cheng Muhai.
"Dad, I bought this for you in the county town."
Cheng Muhai touched it and said with a smile: "It's quite thick... Lingling, what is this?"
Xue Ling smiled and replied: "This is a hot water bottle. It's cold here in the morning and evening. You just need to pour some hot water into it and screw on the lid. The hot water can keep it warm for about ten hours. Put it on your hands and feet and hug it.
It's warm in my arms!"
"Really?!" Cheng Muhai said with a joyful smile: "That's perfect! It snows heavily in winter, and even if you hide on the quilt, it will occasionally be very cold."
Xue Ling quickly turned around and handed one to Cheng Tianyuan, saying: "Go and pour some hot water down, and I'll teach Dad how to apply it on your arm."
Cheng Tianyuan nodded, took it and turned around to get busy.
There are two hot water bottles in the kitchen, which were filled by Liu Ying early in the morning.
Cheng Tianyuan carefully poured hot water into it, screwed the lid on, and rubbed it a few times. It was definitely very hot.
He carefully tightened the lid again before going back into the house.
After Xue Ling took it, he said with a smile: "It's a bit hot!"
Cheng Tianyuan whispered fondly: "Be careful."
Father Cheng on the side saw his son's eyes were gentle and he was talking very tenderly to his wife, and the smile at the corner of his mouth grew wider.
When he was asked to marry Ling Ling, he remained sullen and silent, worried that he might have someone else in mind.
Ah Fang also kept saying that her brother liked Ouyang Mei from Ouyang Village next door.
He knew that his son was doing things properly and would not be ignorant of the importance, so he called him into the house and asked him carefully if he had another girl he liked.
At that time, he saw his son shaking his head and said firmly: "No."
He has great trust in his son. If he says no, that means no.
Then he asked him if he had had any affairs with other girls, and his son said no.
After hearing what his son said, he urged: "Then take your mother to the imperial capital first. The marriage has been arranged for so many years, and it's time to marry Lingling."
Back when we were living in Dahutongkou, the two children were doing very well.
Now it seems that Yue Lao is really right about this marriage!
Xue Ling found a cloth towel, wrapped the hot water bottle, and felt it warm in the palm of her hand.
"Dad, your arms often hurt. Taking anti-inflammatory drugs all the time is bad for your health and hurts your stomach. I read a traditional Chinese medicine book in the newspaper office. It said that pain occurs only when the meridians are blocked. You can use the principle of hot compress to clear the meridians and relieve the pain.
.You try applying it and see."
Cheng Muhai nodded quickly and took it and stuffed it into his arm.